Soft Homemade Cheese Bread with Mozzarella – Easy Oven-Baked Recipe

This soft oven-baked cheese bread is simple, fluffy, and filled with gooey mozzarella—ideal to serve with soup, pasta, or just eat on its own fresh from the oven.

With simple pantry staples like flour, yeast, and butter, plus the extra kick of scallions and cheese, this bread is everything you want in a cozy, homemade treat. It’s soft, airy, and melts in your mouth with every bite.

Whether you’re making it as a side dish or for a light snack, this recipe is super easy and delivers excellent results every time.

Fluffy homemade cheese bread topped with scallions and melted mozzarella

Soft Homemade Cheese Bread with Mozzarella – Easy Oven-Baked Recipe

This soft and cheesy homemade bread with mozzarella is the perfect companion for hearty meals or as a snack. Fluffy on the inside, golden on top, and full of flavor thanks to melted cheese and fresh scallions. A must-try recipe that’s easy and satisfying!
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Resting time 1 hour
Course Breads
Cuisine Brazilian
Servings 1 Bread
Calories 1080 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 250 g flour
  • 5 g instant yeast
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 3 tbsp butter
  • 1/2 cup warm milk
  • 1 egg
  • spring onions
  • grated mozzarella

Instructions
 

  • In a bowl mix together flour, yeast, salt and sugar.
  • mix in melted butter and warm milk.
  • Add a beaten egg and mix.
  • Transfer to a floured surface and knead the dough until no longer sticks to you hands by adding flour if necessary, about 5 minutes.
  • Shape into a ball, transfer to a tray.
  • Cover ant let it rest for 1 hour.
  • Transfer back to a floured surface.
  • With a rolling pin open the dough to form a circle about a finger thick.
  • Score the dough with each score about a thumb apart both horizontally and across.
  • Brush with melted butter and chopped spring onions.
  • Then fill the scoring with mozzarella cheese.
  • Transfer back to a tray and bake in hot oven 220C | 428F for about 25 minutes.

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